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Charakter.

character; the totality of someone's personal qualities

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaˈraktər/[kaˈʁak.tɐ]/karakˈteːr/[ka.ʁakˈteːɐ̯]
  1. character; the totality of someone's personal qualities

    masculine · strong
    Ein Mann von ausgezeichnetem Charakter.
  2. character, characteristic feature or nature of a thing, place, or people

    masculine · strong
    der Charakter der Stadt
    der Charakter des Volkes
  3. character, symbol, written glyph

    masculine · strong
  4. title, rank

    archaic · dated · masculine · possibly · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German karacter, from Latin character, from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”), from χαράσσω (kharássō, “to engrave”).

noun/kaˈraktər/[kaˈʁak.tɐ]/karakˈteːr/[ka.ʁakˈteːɐ̯]
  1. a character; role/figure in a theatrical play, video game etc., which has a noticeable character (set of personal qualities)

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German karacter, from Latin character, from Ancient Greek χαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr, “type, nature, character”), from χαράσσω (kharássō, “to engrave”).

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